This is one the simple and yummy halwa that is easy to make and tastes great. The richness of the halwa comes from the almonds added to it. Also this halwa is almost healthy as it inculdes a large amount of veggie in it. It has less fat than the traditional badam halwa but tastes almost similar to it.

Butternut Squash Gnocchi in Coconut Curry Sauce is an Indian-Italian inspired fusion recipe. Italian cuisine is my favorite and this is an Indian twist to a classic Italian soft dumpling – gnocchi. Hope you enjoy!

I really enjoyed all the entries for last month. Many people used butternut squash in the recipes. In fact, four of top five are all recipes with butternut squash. Here are the my top five entries and two top winners from those: 1st Place: Sangeeta Jagan (Butternut Squash Badam Halwa) 2nd Place: Jayne Miller (Butternut Squash […]

I was really impressed with the November recipes using Squash. There were some very unique recipes. Congratulations to the winners and the top five participants: 1st Place: Geeta Rao (Spicy Squash Cakes) 2nd Place: Hetal Jain (Squash Ice Cream on warm Squash Halwa) Congratulations to both of you!! Thank you to everyone else that also participated in […]

For Thanksgiving, this month’s contest is make any recipe using squash as the main ingredient. It can be any type of squash (ex. Pumpkin is in the squash family). You may make any type of recipe such as an appetizer, main dish, or dessert. The rules for November are the following: Any recipe that uses […]

I enjoyed last year’s contest for Thanksgiving, so it will be the same this year. This month’s contest is make any recipe using squash as the main ingredient. It can be any type of squash (ex. Pumpkin is in the squash family). You may make any type of recipe such as an appetizer, main dish, […]

Lauki raita is a refreshing yogurt-based dish made with spiced lauki and yogurt. Lauki is also known as bottle gourd, doodhi, ghia. Lauki raita is healthy and tastes delicious. Serve this as a side dish with any Indian flat bread or over the rice.

My contribution to this month’s recipe contest using squash is a low fat spiced squash ice cream served on warm squash halwa with squash seeds brittle wedge. This is a hot/cold dessert recipe here which I came up with and prepared during the thanksgiving weekend. It was a big hit with our friends- kids, grown-ups and people from all cultures. Hope you enjoy it just as much as I enjoyed planning, making and serving it.

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